Bill on top of Lion's Rock

Build Day 5 and Pi Hua

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November 8th 2008
Most of day 5 was spent setting up the scaffolding. Mike gave us a ½ day because it was a Saturday. Mike suggested we go to Pi Hua Beach in the Northwest of Auckland. The views of Green Bay (New Zealand not the Wisconsin one) were just awesome. Our wonderful drivers Kirk and Bill had some interesting turns through the mountains to get there. We climbed Lion Rock and strolled the black sand ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » North Shore

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more